f) Report of Investigation and Other Documents. - A complete copy of the preliminary census
and a report of investigation, shall be prepared by the Ancestral Domains Office of the NCIP;
g) Notice and Publication. - A copy of each document, including a translation in the native
language of the ICCs/IPs concerned shall be posted in a prominent place therein for at least
fifteen ( 15) days. A copy of the document shall also be posted at the local, provincial and
regional offices of the NCIP, and shall be published in a newspaper of general circulation
once a week for two (2) consecutive weeks to allow other claimants to file opposition thereto
within fifteen (15) days from date of such publication: Provided, That in areas where no such
newspaper exists, broadcasting in a radio station will be a valid substitute: Provided, further,
That mere posting shall be deemed sufficient if both newspaper and radio station are not
available;
h)Endorsement to NCIP. - Within fifteen (15) days from publication, and of the inspection
process, the Ancestral Domains Office shall prepare a report to the NCIP endorsing a
favorable action upon a claim that is deemed to have sufficient proof. However, if the proof
is deemed insufficient, the Ancestral Domains Office shall require the submission of
additional evidence: Provided, That the Ancestral Domains Office shall reject any claim that
is deemed patently false or fraudulent after inspection and verification: Provided, further,
That in case of rejection, the Ancestral Domains Office shall give the applicant due notice,
copy furnished all concerned, containing the grounds for denial. The denial shall be
appealable to the NCIP: Provided, furthermore, That in cases where there are conflicting
claims among ICCs/IPs on the boundaries of ancestral domain claims, the Ancestral Domains
Office shall cause the contending parties to meet and assist them in coming up with a
preliminary resolution of the conflict, without prejudice to its full adjudication according to
the section below.
i) Turnover of Areas Within Ancestral Domains Managed by Other Government Agencies. The Chairperson of the NCIP shall certify Blat the area covered is an ancestral domain. The
secretaries of the Department of Agrarian Reform, Department of Environment and Natural
Resources, Department of the Interior and Local Government, and Department of Justice, the
Commissioner of the National Development Corporation, and any other government agency
claiming jurisdiction over the area shall be notified Thereof. Such notification shall terminate
any legal basis for the jurisdiction previously claimed;
j) Issuance of CADT. - ICCs/IPs whose ancestral domains have been officially delineated and
determined by the NCIP shall be issued a CADT in the name of the community concerned,
containing a list of all dose identified in the census; and
k) Registration of CADTs. - The NCIP shall register issued certificates of ancestral domain
titles and certificates of ancestral lands tides before She Register of Deeds in the place where
the property is situated.
SEC. 53. Identification, Delineation and Certification of Ancestral
a) The allocation of lands within any ancestral domain to individual or indigenous corporate
(family or clan) claimants shall be left to the ICCs/IPs concerned to decide in accordance
with customs and traditions;
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